Category: banking

January 22, 2008

The Federal Reserve Cuts 3/4 percent or 0.75%

Filed under: banking, investments - 22 Jan 2008

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The Federal Reserve has called in an unscheduled 0.75% interest rate cut.  Why did they do this?  There was a really big global sell off yesterday into today outside of the …

Popularity: 85% [?]

November 5, 2007

How does the fed rate cut affect you?

Filed under: banking, investments - 05 Nov 2007

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If you watch the business news everyday its a very emotional time for us all. The federal reserve has cut interest rates recently again by a quarter …

Popularity: 70% [?]

September 8, 2007

What is the FDIC? Your money may not be safe in your bank

Filed under: banking - 08 Sep 2007

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For the many of you who do not have more than 100,000 dollars in a bank account, this may not apply to you however for the few who …

Popularity: 13% [?]

July 27, 2007

Understanding your first paycheck

Filed under: banking, taxes - 27 Jul 2007

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So i got a little preview to my first paycheck which will be released at the end of the month and I’m a little confused about it and so I went ahead and …

Popularity: 23% [?]

June 26, 2007

A guide to getting the most out of your checking and savings accounts

Filed under: banking - 26 Jun 2007

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Nowadays, local banks may not be the best places for anyone to keep their money. I have currently 8 bank acccounts, a mix of checking and savings …

Popularity: 13% [?]

June 13, 2007

Looking a little closer at the student loan repayment interest rates

Filed under: banking, Student Loans - 13 Jun 2007

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I find that learning about interest rates is probably one of the most boring of topics. However, to fully understand your student loans and other loans and …

Popularity: 10% [?]

USA Today: Young in Debt series week 3, Saving money…how does it apply to us?

Filed under: banking, article reviews - 13 Jun 2007

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The USA today series young in debt is a great series of articles about five twenty somethings and discuss the various issues that affect young people in the …

Popularity: 12% [?]